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Post by keeffer on May 6, 2007 21:17:28 GMT -5
what would cause my 6 volt generator to start on fire driving to autozone the car fills with smoke the darn generator armature is on fire wtf bought it last year fully recondished
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Post by 65cuda on May 7, 2007 1:14:18 GMT -5
looks like it shorted out and the fuse didn`t blow, causing a fire
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Post by 65cuda on May 7, 2007 1:15:05 GMT -5
sorry to hear that, those things are not cheap
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Post by swi66 on May 7, 2007 11:14:31 GMT -5
did it have the oil caps on the ends?
Some may overheat and burn out if you don't oil them................
I know the one on my Corvair rampside has those oil caps.
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on May 7, 2007 11:44:00 GMT -5
I'm not too familiar with early 6 volt electrical systems, but perhaps you have a short somewhere? If your battery isn't draining dead them it may have been an internal short in the generator itself.
Look very closely at the wiring........it may be that the output wire coming from the generator itself is shorting out to ground either from a pinched wire or bad insulation. Wire also could have melted on a hot exhaust and caused a short that way too. Is your generator still under some kind of warranty?
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Post by 65cuda on May 7, 2007 11:53:50 GMT -5
did it have the oil caps on the ends? Some may overheat and burn out if you don't oil them................ I know the one on my Corvair rampside has those oil caps. I had an oil cap on my 51 Chrysler`s generator also, it was the first year for Chrysler`s power steering, that was drivin off the generator, kind of neat looking and worked great. back then they had a lot more lubrication points |
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Post by keeffer on May 7, 2007 14:26:21 GMT -5
the armature exploded took out the field coils and the front bearing
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Post by OneTreedCat on May 7, 2007 20:47:53 GMT -5
I would suggest that you also check the regulator. Points (contacts) inside the regulator may have welded closed (or other problems within the regulator) causing the generator to run wide open thereby promoting overheating.
Along with the other possibilities* already mentioned, it is also possible that the battery has an internal short in a cell causing an overload (the battery's normal internal resistance drops way down causing the current going into it to increase dramatically) but then you would probably have noticed hard starting.
*A bad bearing in a generator can cause the armature to rub the field laminates quickly causing terrific overheating and dramatic self destruction.
Good luck in finding the cause.
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Post by keeffer on May 7, 2007 21:58:15 GMT -5
new battery, new reg, new generator happy me  |
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Post by 65cuda on May 7, 2007 22:01:40 GMT -5
A bad recore also is not good, did you take it back? I bet they will give you a hassle because its electrical
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Post by keeffer on May 7, 2007 22:05:02 GMT -5
it was bought in 1998 but had 120 miles on it
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Post by 65cuda on May 7, 2007 22:05:49 GMT -5
Ouch!!
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Post by 65cuda on May 7, 2007 22:13:00 GMT -5
Did the generator short out the regulator when it went bad?
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on May 8, 2007 7:21:56 GMT -5
the armature exploded took out the field coils and the front bearing That's very odd that the front bearing is gone. Perhaps that was the original problem? You'd be surprised how much heat can be generated from a bearing that seizes up when being driven by 100+ horsepower! I totally destroyed my a/c compressor like that one day coming back home from Akron.....I kept hearing this wierd noise just before it happened.......loud squeel and then instant smoke just started pouring out.......I thought my engine was on fire......it wound up being a seized pulley bearing in my a/c compressor. It destroyed the fan belts and melted itself all together just as if it was welded. The thing was still glowing red and crackling when I opened my hood!  I couldn't even get it apart when I got home, I had to replace the whole compressor. The force from the belts pulling it even pushed the water pump bearing deeper into the pump! I had to replace that too. How is your fan belt? Does it look fryed? Did you hear any strange noises just before this happened to you? I'd look things over on your car very carefully if it were me......  |
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Post by keeffer on May 8, 2007 15:39:42 GMT -5
the front bearing in gone not there the armature punched it out this was the worst generator they saw
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on May 8, 2007 20:16:22 GMT -5
the front bearing in gone not there the armature punched it out Wtf? |
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Post by keeffer on May 8, 2007 21:30:55 GMT -5
 exactly WTF
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